Dinesh Karthik, 10 Talented Indian Cricketers Who Failed At Highest Level
Dinesh Karthik. Photo Credit: BCCI.

9. Nayan Mongia:

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He was a pretty exceptional batsman but ruined his career by involving in the match-fixing. Though his name on the paper was removed later, the suspicions on his still remain intact with the fans. When the team was required to score at the rate of 6 per over to chase down the West Indies target,

Mongia batted as if he was there to save a Test match. We could see absolutely no sense of urgency in his batting and he was just defending the balls, dealing with singles and twos, and that too quite rarely. It certainly didn’t help, as he never had a long run. He scored 152 against Australian as an opening batsman, which shows his talent.